Intelleflex Corporation, which calls itself the “The Intelligent RFID Platform Company,” just closed a deal for more money – $15.5 million – in Series B equity funding, led by Morgenthaler Ventures. Proceeds from this round will be used to ramp production, extend the company’s line of high-performance RFID tags and readers, and help the company […]

SafeBoot, a Naples, Fla. (USA) provider of mobile data security and access control solutions, has launched its Certified Token Partner program, which covers a wide variety of complementary authentication technologies, including smart cards and smart card readers, in a variety of forms– PKI-enabled, USB security tokens, challenge/response tokens, middleware, TPM and biometrics. NAPLES, FL –SafeBoot, […]

PRESS RELEASE: Broadcom’s Trusted Authentication Initiative Helps Enable Rapid Growth of Security Technologies in Physical Access, Logical Access and Contactless Payments IRVINE, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today introduced the world’s first secure processor with integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, […]

Saflink’s SureAccess all-weather biometric smart card reader that’s FIPS 201-compliant, supports both prox and biometric smart cards, providing businesses with a more flexible alternative to an all-at-once, rip and replace strategy for upgrading from proximity cards to biometrically enabled smart cards. KIRKLAND, Wash.– Saflink Corporation, a leading provider of solutions that verify identity and secure […]

Sagem Morpho has introduced a new line of biometric access control products that include indoor/outdoor smart card biometric terminals that can be tailored to meet an individual user’s access requirements ranging from identification only to multi-factor authentication. Affordable Physical Access Terminal Provides Flexible Threat Protection ALEXANDRIA, VA – Sagem Morpho, a leader in biometric access […]

Smart card supplier Oberthur Card Systems has partnered with HID Global to produce a FIPS 201-certified card that can support either HID 125 kHz Prox or Indala 125 kHz Prox. Organizations now have a commercial solution that allows interoperability with an existing physical access control installation while allowing a smooth transition to implement the requirements […]

North Dakota has selected the access control offering from CBORD to complement its existing CBORD campus card system. The access control solution came to CBORD as a part of its acquisition of Diebold Card Systems Division last year. University of North Dakota selects CBORD® access control University selects CS Access™, the only access control system […]

The Physical Access Council of the Smart Card Alliance after what it calls a successful first year, is ready for the second. It has announced two new projects–both involving FIPS 201–and new officers, including its new chair, Dwayne Pfeiffer, Northrop Grumman Corporation. PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ – The technology and processes of physical access control are […]

A biometric single sign-on solution that uses facial recognition to automate user log-in and provides access to single sign-on applications can replace passwords, proximity card readers, and standard biometric devices. The hands-free solution from HealthCast and Sensible Vision allows healthcare professionals quick access to patient records without requiring user action. HealthCast and Sensible Vision Solution […]

Score another for durable chips with 2048-bit memories in the LRI2K and LRIS2K chips introduced this week by STMicroelectronics – created to meet demands for increased memory in cost-sensitive RFID applications requiring both data storage and high security. The Geneva vendor will market these babies to businesses looking for better access control, library automation, and […]